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#137 Life as Conversation - Russ Roberts on his relationship with his father, starting the EconTalk podcast in 2006, Adam Smith, why people want to be "lovely", aiming high, why it's hard to have fun, misunderstandings of the academic world, and moving to
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Russ is an economist, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem. One of pioneers of podcasting, he's been hosting EconTalk since 2006.
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
Links:
- Twitter: @EconTalker
- EconTalk Website: www.econtalk.org
- EconTalk YouTube Channel
⌛TIMESTAMPS
- (03:25) - The influence of Russ' father
- (11:35) - What modern economics often fails to observe
- (16:37) - Adam Smith and human nature
- (27:27) - Starting EconTalk in 2006
- (41:04) - Moving to Israel in his 60's
- (45:57) - How people misunderstand the Academia
- (50:05) - How Russ' approach to his podcast developed over time
- (53:23) - The metaphor of a conversation
- (57:33) - Mortality & fatherhood
- (01:04:11) - Russ' dream guest and what's next
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: The Pathless Path🤝Join Find The Others: A Community For People On Unconventional Paths
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- Twitter: @p_millerd
- Paul’s Newsletter: Subscribe to Boundless
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- I use Transistor to host this podcast. It rocks. Launch Your Here
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- Become a sponsor of the Podcast / Newsletter
- Want to upgrade your Zoom studio? Check out Kevin Shen’s Dream Studio Course
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📕Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold): The Pathless Path
😁 Join Hundreds On Unconventional Paths: Pathless Path Community
📲Connect + Follow Paul
- Twitter: @p_millerd
- Paul’s Newsletter: Subscribe to Pathless
- Paul’s YouTube: Subscribe
🙏Further Ways To Support The Podcast:
- Accounting, Taxes, And Payroll For Your S-Corp (Ideal for $60k+ income): Collective
- Looking for alternatives to traditional health insurance in the US? Check out Crowdhealth
- I use Transistor to host this podcast. It rocks. Launch Yours Here
- I record high-quality videos using Riverside: Sign Up Here
- Epic transcription & text-based video editing via Descript
- Want to launch a course? Teachable is what I recommend
- Web Hosting: Skystra Fast WordPress Hosting
- Host your own community" Circle 14-day free trial
184 episodes
Manage episode 357807549 series 2414920
Russ is an economist, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem. One of pioneers of podcasting, he's been hosting EconTalk since 2006.
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
Links:
- Twitter: @EconTalker
- EconTalk Website: www.econtalk.org
- EconTalk YouTube Channel
⌛TIMESTAMPS
- (03:25) - The influence of Russ' father
- (11:35) - What modern economics often fails to observe
- (16:37) - Adam Smith and human nature
- (27:27) - Starting EconTalk in 2006
- (41:04) - Moving to Israel in his 60's
- (45:57) - How people misunderstand the Academia
- (50:05) - How Russ' approach to his podcast developed over time
- (53:23) - The metaphor of a conversation
- (57:33) - Mortality & fatherhood
- (01:04:11) - Russ' dream guest and what's next
📕Buy Paul’s Book
: The Pathless Path🤝Join Find The Others: A Community For People On Unconventional Paths
📲Connect + Follow Paul
- Twitter: @p_millerd
- Paul’s Newsletter: Subscribe to Boundless
- Paul’s YouTube: Subscribe
🙏Further Ways To Support The Podcast:
- I use Transistor to host this podcast. It rocks. Launch Your Here
- I record high-quality video using Riverside: Sign Up Here
- Become a sponsor of the Podcast / Newsletter
- Want to upgrade your Zoom studio? Check out Kevin Shen’s Dream Studio Course
- Want to launch a course? Podia or Teachable are both great
- Web Hosting: Skystra Fast WordPress Hosting
- Host your own community" Circle 14-day free trial
📕Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold): The Pathless Path
😁 Join Hundreds On Unconventional Paths: Pathless Path Community
📲Connect + Follow Paul
- Twitter: @p_millerd
- Paul’s Newsletter: Subscribe to Pathless
- Paul’s YouTube: Subscribe
🙏Further Ways To Support The Podcast:
- Accounting, Taxes, And Payroll For Your S-Corp (Ideal for $60k+ income): Collective
- Looking for alternatives to traditional health insurance in the US? Check out Crowdhealth
- I use Transistor to host this podcast. It rocks. Launch Yours Here
- I record high-quality videos using Riverside: Sign Up Here
- Epic transcription & text-based video editing via Descript
- Want to launch a course? Teachable is what I recommend
- Web Hosting: Skystra Fast WordPress Hosting
- Host your own community" Circle 14-day free trial
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